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Justice Department Proposes Weakening Social Media's Legal Shield

Does Debate Politics want responsibility for every post made here?

Social media is quite a different kettle of fish than Debate Politics. By law, social media companies only have immunity IF they are nothing more than neutral platforms for consumer content. But, at their very core, that’s not how social media platforms are run. They aren’t neutral and they are both acting as editors and content creators.
 
If social media wants the government to stay out, then they can surrender the government protections they begged for. That's fair.

Until you elaborate on what you are suggesting all of your posts are pure nonsense. What protections did they specifically beg for?
 
LMAO... Will THIS forum be subjected to the same standard?

If the law is changed (with the Dems controlling the House, it wont- at least until they are burned by it) and if the owners of DP choose to control the content of what is posted, yes.
 


Looks like Trump is getting upset that private companies were able to set rules and limits for what they allow to be posted on their apps. I don't think this is a good move, it's clearly just reactionary nonsense and Trump's desire to bring the hammer of government against the free exercise of rights.
Twitter should reply by killing trumps account, now that would be fun, would we have midnight Presidential briefings so he could rant, would anyone care....
 
Twitter should reply by killing trumps account, now that would be fun, would we have midnight Presidential briefings so he could rant, would anyone care....

That would prove the point...
 
Our President is a literal baby.

His parents did an AWFUL job raising him.
 
Got nothing to do with "private property". If it WERE private property the various sites would be responsible for all content, they don't want that; they don't want possible liability for every post made on their sites and the FCC code protects them as long as they don't alter, edit, or screen posts (with exceptions for porn, threats, etc.)
Their site means they can disallow what they want, those that disagree are free to go post elsewhere, same on every site such as Twitter, Facebook and Here, follow the rules of they can cancel your account.
 
Bottomline: social media can't be a publisher and a platform, too.

I’m still waiting on you to back your own assertion that social media “wants government protection,“ produce that or admit you made it up.
 
I love that Sean Hannity has a message board and his mods ban libs and delete posts constantly.
 
Their site means they can disallow what they want, those that disagree are free to go post elsewhere, same on every site such as Twitter, Facebook and Here, follow the rules of they can cancel your account.
Uh, no. Not if the want protection under the FCC codes. As I said, they can block porno, calls for insurrection, threats and such.
 
Social media is quite a different kettle of fish than Debate Politics. By law, social media companies only have immunity IF they are nothing more than neutral platforms for consumer content. But, at their very core, that’s not how social media platforms are run. They aren’t neutral and they are both acting as editors and content creators.

Oh, this will good.. cite the law differentiates between Debate Politics and social media..
 
If the law is changed (with the Dems controlling the House, it wont- at least until they are burned by it) and if the owners of DP choose to control the content of what is posted, yes.

Do they control the content today?
 
Uh, no. Not if the want protection under the FCC codes. As I said, they can block porno, calls for insurrection, threats and such.
Are you now writing their site policies, didn't know you worked there, but I know it isn't in Legal.
 
Are you now writing their site policies, didn't know you worked there, but I know it isn't in Legal.
They make no secret of their policies.
 
The devil is in the details (i.e. how exactly the law is written) - but I think the keyword there is "knowingly". I suppose the law might cover a situation where something is reported and they have time to do something about it, but don't. It might also force companies to implement better protections against online predators, etc.

You do understand that these laws, if used the way Trump wants, effectively could shut down right wing media, correct?

Plus: do you enjoy posting to forums like this one? They will go away. No one will want the liability.

But you know all of this, because as a conservative you spend so much of your time gaming out unintended consequences vs punitive action against enemies at the moment you have power.
 
Oh, this will good.. cite the law differentiates between Debate Politics and social media..

The law says, “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.” Emphasis is mine.

All of the content on the Debate Politics platform is created/provided by another party, i.e. someone who isn’t Debate Politics. This differs from a social media platform such as Facebook which produces its own content in addition to hosting consumer content and algorithmically manipulates the presentation of all content as its operating model. Facebook is only free because it isn’t neutral and it makes money by creating advertising content and manipulating the content it’s users see.

There’s also another key difference. Debate Politics moderators do not alter user posts. They enforce TOS rules that may require removal of a post or punishment of a user for posting it in the first place. But the content was still wholly provided by another. This is a far cry from the practice of, for example, Twitter staff in editing posts. At what point does information cease to be considered as provided by another content provider if it is being altered by Twitter?
 
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You do understand that these laws, if used the way Trump wants, effectively could shut down right wing media, correct?

Plus: do you enjoy posting to forums like this one? They will go away. No one will want the liability.

But you know all of this, because as a conservative you spend so much of your time gaming out unintended consequences vs punitive action against enemies at the moment you have power.
What you describe sounds closer to what Biden wants to do. He doesn't just want to weaken Section 230, he wants to nuke it.

 
The law says, “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.” Emphasis is mine.

All of the content on the Debate Politics platform is created/provided by another party, i.e. someone who isn’t Debate Politics. This differs from a social media platform such as Facebook which produces its own content in addition to hosting consumer content and algorithmically manipulates the presentation of all content as its operating model. Facebook is only free because it isn’t neutral and it makes money by creating advertising content and manipulating the content it’s users see.

There’s also another key difference. Debate Politics moderators do not alter user posts. They enforce TOS rules that may require removal of a post or punishment of a user for posting it in the first place. But the content was still wholly provided by another. This is a far cry from the practice of, for example, Twitter staff in editing posts. At what point does information cease to be considered as provided by another content provider if it is being altered by Twitter?
LMAO... Do you think this has never been tested in court?
 
It would be way past due, nothing trump could actually do about it and his days are numbered.

It would be an issue of justice. The print media can't say whatever it wishes-- they are subject to libel laws. People can seek redress if they think they have been maligned. Because print media have people whose job is to decide what is printed and what is not.

TWITTER and others are exempt from such laws. Because they didn't have such people making such decisions. But now they do. So why should still be exempt?
 
What you describe sounds closer to what Biden wants to do. He doesn't just want to weaken Section 230, he wants to nuke it.


If you think I give a good goddamn which old white guy is trying to tell us to get off their lawns, you are mistaken. THe difference is Trump has actively stated he thinks these platforms should be controlled by the government. He wants libel laws weakened. He wants as little power in the hands of citizens as possible on social media because it kills him he can’t just make it shut up.

Tik Tok happened cause the moron really thinks it killed one of his stupid rallies.
 
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